SUMMONSES have been issued against a transport company and one of its drivers after a girl fell out of a moving school bus.

Gemma Wilkes, 11, was on her way home to Osier Close, Elton, from Cheshire Oaks High School at the time of the accident in May.

She suffered serious head injuries, but has made a good recovery.

A Cheshire Constabulary spokesman said: 'Summonses have been issued and they are expected to appear in court on January 2.'

The hearing is expected to take place at Northwich Magistrates Court.

Police have been attempting to establish how Gemma fell through the emergency exit. The bus was examined by experts at the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency to see if there was a technical fault. The rest of the fleet was also checked.

Gemma's mum, Jackie Fairclough, claimed a bus seat lay in the road when she arrived on the scene.

Medical staff at Alder Hey children's hospital had to drill a hole in Gemma's skull and rush her back into theatre when she developed a blood clot.

Gemma's mum and husband Gary as well as her father Paul Wilkes and his wife Helen, who live in Bromborough, held a round-the-clock vigil.

During her recovery Gemma, who has a sister Becky, 14, and half-sister Molly, six, had to use a wheelchair, but she is now back at school and doing well.

Friends and family have been collecting money for Alder Hey Hospital and the adjoining Ronald McDonald House which provides accommodation for patients' families.